RESUNS
ECHOES
Aline Suter / Switzerland / 2014 / 51 min / Colour
Keeping alive a minority language signifies resisting standardisation. The sounds of Romansh, one of the four official languages of Switzerland, harmonise with the landscape of the Grisons and are deeply connected to the rural world, whose identity and culture they reflect. Preserving the poetry, sonority, and specific terms is a way of passing on to the young the teachings of their ancestors, transmitting in this way the importance of protecting one’s culture and diversity.
Aline Suter
Aline Suter (Geneva 1982) studied film history, Spanish, and retro-romance languages. She is a documentary filmmaker and director. The documentary, Resuns, made in collaboration with Céline Carridroit was shown at the Festival Visions du Réel and won the Genziana d’Argento at the Trento Film Festival in 2015.
Credits
Language Romansh Subject Aline Suter, Céline CarridroitScreenplay Aline Suter, Céline CarridroitCinematography Céline CarridroitSound Félix BlumeEditing Antonio Trullén FunciaMain cast Andriu Alig, Göri Klainguti, Gisula Tscharner, Annina SedlácekProducer Earthling ProductionProduction company Earthling Production